My clothe diaper story

SO. Back when Peter and I were first expecting Noni we talked about the pros and cons to clothe vs. disposables. We decided to give clothe diapers a try since I heard so many good things about them and since we were going to have multiple children we really would save money. Then we had to decide which kinds to get. Without having a whole lot of knowledge on what was a good kind a good style we simply went by reviews we read online. I wanted to get the most covers and liners I could for my money. So we chose Soft Bums. They are an adjustable infant to toddler diaper with fleece inserts. I even got money from my shower to put towards them so we didn't have to spend much of our money which was great.

Since day one I have had issues with these diapers. I thought it was just me and something I was doing wrong. She would leak with an hour to hour and a half. So I used them off and on only when we were at home and I could change outfits regularly. Talk about frustrating. So time went on and I began to meet a lot of crunchy mamas who used only clothe on their babes and have no problems. They even used them over night which sounded crazy to me. I began to educate myself by asking lots of questions, reading up on different ways to treat and strip diapers. I tried numerous things, stripping them, steaming them in boining water, sunning them, different all natural detergents, and so on. I was able to use them last summer because she peed less but after a while they started leaking again. I even let my friend, who uses a couple different kinds of CD on her little girl with no problem, take them strip them, wash them the way she washes her own and they leaked for her too. I have emailed the company for help too and they gave me some pointers but say they have no issues.

Ugghh!! So here I am. Been using disposables for atleast 6 months staight now and ready to sell my clothe diapers and my husband doesn't want to buy any others. I am due with my next baby in Oct and Im so bummed we don't have CD to use. I am going to see if the company will buy them back but I doubt it. I hope this doesn't discourage mamas from using clothe diapers, I would suggest not using Soft Bums though.